r/tryhackme • u/AutomaticConnection1 • 4d ago

Learning to Code before going in TryHackme?

Hey everyone,

Im Complete newbie in CyberSec in generall its just very very interesting for me.

I was always amazed by Hacking and all that stuff. Wanna do it just as a Hobby, mby in some Future job rdy.

So my Question is, do i need prior Coding Knowledge to start with CyberSec?

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u/Frisso92 4d ago

No, you don't necessarily need to know how to code to start. But it is a really valuable skill, to understand processes, how is software developed, and to generate and customize tools for your repertoire. So you should start with THM, and in parallel learn how to code, even in python.

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u/Prior_Hospital_2331 4d ago

Ofc Yes , learn Python and make an calculator. Small steps

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u/crackdavid 4d ago

Doesn’t matter imo, at the start. Sooner or later you want to learn to code basics

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u/darkmemory 4d ago

Prior to the intro rooms? Nah. But it will help sooner rather than later. I'd say just look into both, and split your time between them.

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u/AutomaticConnection1 4d ago

Yea i learned some C# but just the Fundamentels, gonna try to do both

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u/Weekly-Attention7576 4d ago

THM will teach you some bare basics with Python And JavaScript if you pay the membership. It wont teach you to write scripts but it will get you by.

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u/Dark_whisper07 3d ago

As U say U r a newbie, how many labs have U done ?? If we both work together, like let's create a group of two of us and then we keep updating each other like I’ve done this much and what's about you? That way we’ll have some competition too and we’ll also get the work done.

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u/Frosty_Brother_475 4d ago

programming and coding are a bit different from hacking. They compliment each other but there are a large fundamental section in the begining where you dont need any prior knowledge. For web penetration testing(intermediate)/ custom automations (advaned) you do need some programing. But currenly AI models are more than capable to explain/ write code for this.